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Mobile phone technology and sexual abuse (2013)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K., & McAlister, R. (2013, November). Mobile phone technology and sexual abuse. Paper presented at Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Conference, Toronto, Canada

New findings on sexual offenders’ emotional congruence (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Wilson, R., McCartan, K., & Pake, D. (2013, November). New findings on sexual offenders’ emotional congruence. Paper presented at Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Conference, Toronto, Canada

From a lack of engagement and mistrust to partnership? Public attitudes to the disclosure of sex offender information (2013)
Journal Article
McCartan, K. (2013). From a lack of engagement and mistrust to partnership? Public attitudes to the disclosure of sex offender information

This paper discusses public attitudes to the current limited disclosure of sex offender scheme in the UK. The study focuses on two ‘countries’ of the UK (ie, Northern Ireland and Wales) where, up until now, no direct research has been done with t... Read More about From a lack of engagement and mistrust to partnership? Public attitudes to the disclosure of sex offender information.

Evaluating circles of support and accountability: Developing good practice? (2013)
Presentation / Conference
McCartan, K., & Kemshall, H. (2013, October). Evaluating circles of support and accountability: Developing good practice?. Paper presented at Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Conference, Chicago, IL, USA

This paper will draw on a recent study for the MoJ and present an in depth case analysis methodology for examining the usefulness of circles to offender management and reintegration.  The paper will present a case audit tool, and examine whether appr... Read More about Evaluating circles of support and accountability: Developing good practice?.

Sexual violence in virtual worlds (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Chambers-Jones, C., & McCartan, K. (2013, September). Sexual violence in virtual worlds. Paper presented at Gender Violence and Virtual Worlds: Brave New World(s) of Regulation?, Milton Keynes, UK

The reality of trafficked people’s access to technology (2013)
Journal Article
Elliott, J., & McCartan, K. (2013). The reality of trafficked people’s access to technology. Journal of Criminal Law, 77(3), 255-273. https://doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2013.77.3.843

Human trafficking is a global phenomenon. The UK is predominantly, although not exclusively, a destination country for trafficked persons. There is a lack of empirical research and data available which addresses the reality of access by trafficked pe... Read More about The reality of trafficked people’s access to technology.